Mode of preparing soluble Pyroxyline by the mixed Acids—by the Nitre process.—Purification of the Ether and Alcohol.—Preparation of the iodizing compounds in a state of purity[185]

CHAPTER II.

FORMULÆ FOR SOLUTIONS REQUIRED FOR COLLODION PHOTOGRAPHS.

Section I.—Formulæ for direct Positive Solutions.—The Collodion.—The Nitrate Bath.—Developing fluids.—Fixing liquids.—Whitening solution[201]
Section II.—Formula for Negative Solutions.—The Collodion.—The Nitrate Bath.—Developing fluid.—Fixing liquid[208]

CHAPTER III.

MANIPULATIONS OF THE COLLODION PROCESS.

Section I.—Manipulations with moist Collodion.—Cleaning the Plates.—Coating with Collodion.—Exciting.—Exposing.—Developing. —Fixing[213]
Section II.—Simple directions for the use of Photographic Lenses.—Portrait Lenses.—View Lenses.—Mode of finding the chemical Focus[227]
Section III.—On copying Engravings, Etchings, Diagrams, etc.—Mode of intensifying the Collodion[231]
Section IV.—Rules for taking Stereoscopic Photographs.—Mr. Latimer Clark's arrangement for working with a single Camera[232]
Section V.—The Photographic delineation of Microscopic Objects.--Arrangement of the apparatus.—Mode of finding the chemical Focus.—Use of artificial light[235]

CHAPTER IV.

THE DETAILS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING.